The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the former home of the second Voodoo Queen of New Orleans.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

It may look like no more than a full-scale model, but every part of this full Space Shuttle stack had a working role in aviation history.

This 1,500-acre development hopes to be the Central Park of the South.

A 56-foot tall statue of the god of fire looks out over Birmingham, Alabama.

Once one of the largest producers of pig iron in the world.

A collection of huge Pre-Colombian structures in Alabama.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

One person's lost luggage is another person's treasure.

There has been an astronomical clock on this spot since the 14th century.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

Hundreds of hidden passageways weave through the old quarters of Lyon.

Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.

This one-time health resort was used by aristocrats around the world.

Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.

One of the best-preserved Roman amphitheaters is still used today, but for less brutal events.

The last bastion of Roman presence north of the Alps looms over a German town.

The rusted creatures wait to be discovered in Prague's botanical garden.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.